I wanted to wait to do my this review until I had some time to go through the actual workouts, use the Body Beast supplements, follow the nutrition plan, and actually see some results. A lot of the reviews out there have been formed by people who havent even done the program and I figured I had no business telling you about it until I logged some experience myself.

In this Body Beast review, like the title says – this is a “full” look at Beachbody’s new mass gaining workout. So I am going to walk you through everything; from the purchase price, nutrition plan, supplements, the and the workouts themselves – to the actual results you can expect. And be sure to read all the way through because there is a warning you need to know about doing Body Beast. So lets get right into it!

Body Beast Review

The Workouts

Body Beast comes with 12 wokouts (and three optional workouts) that are a compilation of Sagi Kalev’s years of experience in the field of natural body building. He combines and simplifies the science behind hypertrophy (muscle growth) into extremely efficient workouts. Each workouts is only 30-50 minutes. Be sure you check out the Body Beast workout schedule here.

Basically Sagi has taken the best of old-school body building techniques and combined it with what he calls Dynamic Set Training with Single Sets, Super Sets, Giant Sets, Progressive Sets, Drop Sets, Tempo Sets and every other set you can think of to exhaust the muscle and recruit more muscle fiber for huge gains!

As for the workouts themselves, the warmups are much shorter than you might be used to so that you can get right down to business. Unlike most heavy lifting routines where you stand around checkin yourself out mirror and comparing yourself to all the other meat heads in the gym…you wont have time. Like I said, each workout is only 30-50 minutes so depending on the type of set you are doing, you are only going to get an average of a 1 minute break between sets. The workouts can actually be kind of hard to follow because they are quite complex (the onscreen ques help though) and if you have a set of adjustable dumbbells then you might have difficultly keeping up since you will be switching weights quite often.

These workouts get you the most bang for your buck when you consider that you can get done in 30-50 minutes what would take most 1.5-2 hours in the gym.

Overall Workout Rating: 9.5/10

The Cost

Beachbody has actually given you tons of options when it comes to choosing what works for you budget. There are four different Body Beast package options to choose from:

The Base DVD kit price is CRAZY LOW coming in at just $39.90. With each upgrade you choose, Beachbody adds a few options for supplements. With the Deluxe, you get the Fuel Shot and Base Shake. With the Ultimate, you get the MAX Creatine and Super Suma in addition to that. By far though the best value as you can plainly see is the Challane Pack. For $140 you get the fitness program and shakeology for $140. Shakeology retails for $130, so you’re basically getting the dvd’s for $10. Its a friggin steal!

I still think they could have done better on the price of the Deluxe and Ultimate packages.

Overall Cost Rating: 9/10

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Body Beast Nutrition Plan

I actually cover the Body Beast nutrition plan in depth HERE. You can take a look at that to get quite a bit of info.

Overall though, Body Beast nutrition is simple and very well put together in the guidebook. It lays out a simple method for calculating your caloric needs to gain mass and in between the BUILD and BULK Phases, you actually recalculate your intake based on your current weight and body fat %. In the last phase, the BEAST Phase, you actually operate at a calorie deficit to lean out and see those gains that you have been making.

The macronutrient breakdowns are fairly simple to follow. For both the BUILD and BULK phases, you are at a 25/50/25 – protein/carb/fat ratio. When you switch to the BEAST phase, you run a more conventional breakdown of 40/30/30. I am actually going to follow this plan exactly dispite having such great success with the P90X fat shredder breakdown of 50/30/20.

Just like the P90X Nutrition Plan, you have a few options when it comes to tracking your nutrition. You can go the portion route and you can access those portion charts and food lists here in pdf format. Or you can do what I recommend which is track your macronutrients with a program like www.myfitnesspal.com. I am all about precision when it comes to nutrition and am a firm beleiver in shooting for the BEST results possible…not just good results. Thats why I stick to my Shakeology every single day, thats why I press play every day, and thats why I track my macros every single day! Of course that doesnt fit everyones style, so be sure to take a look at the portion charts along with the food lists to formulate your own plan of action. If you follow my suggestion of tracking your nutrition, just be sure you are getting in lots of sources of food. For example, dont get all your carbs from just whole wheat bread…try yams, try oats, try quinoa. You want a variety.

IMPORTANT WARNING!!!

When you are bulking there is a tendency to rationalize cheat meals because your goal is to gain weight…This will only result in added body fat and will not promote healthy, dense muscle gains. You want to be sure that you are sticking to the nutrition plan which includes lean meats, whole grains, fruits veggies, seeds, nuts, and legumes.

There are lots of bulking methods out there, but our ultimate goal should be our health and “dirty bulking” does not in any way promote a healthy lifestyle. In fact it will only make it that much harder to commit to your BEAST phase when you start cutting fat. If you spend 60 days without any restriction on what you allow down the hatch…that will become habit…and habits dont die easy. So do yourself a favor a stick to a clean bulking diet.

Overall Nutrition Plan Rating – 10/10

Body Beast Supplements

This Body Beast review wouldnt be complete if I didnt address the Beast Supplements. I personally have committed to using all of the Body Beast Supplements that Beachbody offers for the 90 day duration of Body Beast in order to give the fitness program in its entirety a fair review. So here are the supplements and a short description of what they are:

Hardcore Base Shake – This is a flavor neutral (no flavor) whey protein. The primary source of protein is whey protein concentrate which is great stuff. They recommend taking it post workout which is what I do. I actually add it to my shakeology shake for breakfast right after my workouts along with the Fuel Shot. It has 18g of protein per serving which is okay…I would rather see something more in the 22-24g range to be comparable with more popular brands like Optimum Nutrtion, but one thing it has going for it is that there is no artificial flavoring or coloring in it – so its all natural which always gets a thumbs up from me.

Fuel Shot – I am actually using this as a recovery drink. Well, like I said, I am mixing it with my Shakeology and the Base Shake after my workout but its a carb rich supplement meant to replenish depleted glycogen stores after an intense workout. With a simple sugar (high glycemic) blend of dextrose and maltodexrin, its the perfect way to fuel your muscles after a Body Beast workout, or any workout for that matter – so long as you earn it. The simple carbs are perfect after an intense workout in order to promote protein synthesis and fuel muscle growth and recovery. This too is a flavorless drink. You could even mix it with some sort of juice.

MAX Creatine – This is a simple pillar in the body building and fitness industry which is pure creatine monohydrate. There arent any fillers or any other junk in it…just quality tested and proven ingredients. I have a list of some creatin frequently asked questions that you can reference HERE if you want more info.

Super Suma – A lot of people have no clue what suma is or what a test booster is. Super Suma is made from suma root (“Brazilian ginseng”) and contains Beachbody’s exclusive plant-based enzyme system for enhanced benefits. Use daily to help increase muscle strength, size, and endurance. Now Suma will trigger false positive results on steroid tests so that actually says a lot about how this product might be very effective (no need to worry about the twig and berries shrinking either…suma is completely natural without the common side effects of steroid or test booster use). This IS NOT a steroid, but a plant sterol. However, our current industry steroid testing protocols are not advanced enough to differentiate between sterols and steroids. So if you are an athlete or military personnel who might be tested for performance enhancing drugs, stay away from Super Suma. But for the rest of us who dont need the sign off…its time to BEAST UP!

What do I recommend?

All of these supplements are high quality and Beachbody has done a phenomenal job of formulating them while remaining true to their standard of “no junk” meaning no artificial flavor, colors, or fillers. So if you are considering following the Body Beast program to a T, then you could get these supplements. I personally use Beachbody’s new Performance supplements and Sagi Kalev himself has been using them as well and raves about them here

Overall Body Beast Supplements Rating – 9/10 (would have liked to have seen some natural flavoring in the Base Shake and Fuel Shot)

My Current Body Beast Results

I am actually in week-6 of Body Beast and have put on 16lbs of mass. I started out at about 177lbs at 9% body fat and I am currently at 193lbs and 11.29% body fat. The extra body fat was expected, but I am hoping to be at around 188lbs and 7-8% body fat when I finish out the program.

Does the program work??? HECK YES IT DOES!

Its fun, its challenging, it produces the results it says it will so long as you follow the program…Its worth every penny and I highly recommend Body Beast for anyone looking to pack on some serious muscle!

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PS: Be sure to leave your comments and questions below in the “reply” section. I want to hear what your struggling with or what is working well for you!

Hi, today I started the Body Beast and I am looking forward to reaching my goals. I am 58, 5'2 193 pds and my goal is to be 150 pds. Right now my body fat is 38. I have thyroid and bloodpressure. I need your help with nutrition. I can not have wheat, soy or gluten. Please help me with first phase of the nutrition. what do you recommend

Coach Todd, I just turned 60 yrs old, I sit behind a desk all day, no exercise activity, I do eat fresh and clean for the most part, no packaged foods, my goal is to lose about 60 lbs and tone my entire body, I want muscle definition in my upper and lower body and a tighter and firmer behind. I have read all of the below comments and your responses, I have also read up on Beast Body. Given this information, what program and eating/nutrition plan would you recommend I use to get the results I am after? Thank you!

I'm 51, currently on my third round of P90X3, having completed P90X about 4 years ago. I'm 175, 32" waist and can do about 100 pushups, 16 pullups. In short, the above programs made me pretty lean but I wouldn't mind getting a little more size in my shoulders/chest/arms. Would you recommend this program? I did basic weight training for years and have only recently switched over to the more body weight driven programs. In addition to dumbbells, do I need any other equipment?

Evidently i have a beachbody account but i have no idea who my coach is. I really want to get in shape and need some help. I am 51 yr old female 5'6 and 220. what would be the best thing to do. I saw the beast body commercial and am seriously thinking of trying it. please help

I have recently finished my first bulking phase and I can see some good results so far. Now since I got some time before summer I will do a second bulking round however I was thinking on doing 2 workouts per days in a way to speed up the bulking phase (day 1: chest + back; day 2: legs + abs; day 3: arms + shoulders; day 4: rest; so on....)

About my caloric intake, it is currently 3000 cal however I will increase it to 3500.

@smaik2 i would be sure that your training sessions are at least 8 hours apart. You could risk overtraining if you dont recover properly too. 8hrs of sleep per night minimum! If you cant do those things, I would recommend sticking to one workout a day

I ordered the bowflex select Tech 1080 dumbbell set. Had to sell my crossbow, I hope it will make my Body Beast workouts more efficient. Took me a hour and six mins. To do a 50 min. Workout, having to change plates on each dumbbell

Well Todd i really like ALL of your comments and and posts that i have gotten from you. I am working Body Beast and i love it but im really having a hard time , not with motovation but just getting it done. I know what i want but im failing.Todd im an alcoholic , i was doing great when the state was making me do a program. When it was over i was good for a cupple weeks then failed and fell off the wagon. I havent worked out in two weeks. SUCKS. I KNOW with the right coach and encouragment that i will be great and beastly. I think i might need a Body Beast coach and leave my girl she wont quit drinking , straight up. thats ok. My nutrition is not bad but i do have a hard tim keeping it exact . I found that if i keep eating the same thing every week it works but i need change. Personally i think the Beast eating plan is a little hard. Thats a lot of DAMN food in a lot of diffrent groups of food. I weigh about 225 and shot knees from work and football. Im 45 so cardio workouts are out at the moment. But a am strong. I am a brick layer and wall builder buy trade. My health will make me even better. Sorry coach im ramblin , not your problem. Need a Body Beast coach i think.The right coach and my health will save me and my life. Sucks hughhh. Sorry Coach Todd butt it felt good to get out. MIke ( newcooper)

Coachtodd, how old are you if its ok for me to ask, i'm 43 and i'm trying to get back in shape. I'm 5-11 played sports basketball. baseball back in the day, waaaaayyyy back in the day lol. weight about 207 if i had to guess about 23% body fat. mostly stomach. do you think this would be the best for me or one of the other programs..

I am a 41 year old female; 5’2lbs 160lbs. I am
not interested in ‘bulking up’ per say, but would like to tone my muscles (especially
in my legs), gain more muscle strength and lose 10-15 lbs. Would this be a good
program for me?I’ve used other Beach
Body products and love them and I’m sure this one would not disappoint based on
your reviews. I’m just not interested in looking like a body builder at the end
of 90 days, just want to be toned and leaner.

OK Quick question! I have been watching this and I am really wanting to try it, but after reading comments I'm beginning to think I need to try something else. Facts about me.... LOVE the gym.... Use to be trainer.... LONG story short now a 30 year old female 5'3 and 234lbs. I have gotten out of shape and have gained all my weight back. And going to the gym now just feels blah... I don't want to work out infront of people again. So I want to do it at home. I have p90x and love it but can't make myself do it everyday or for the whole time. It takes so long. I am looking for something alittle shorter. I will do one dvd and that's it. I can't seem to get the full hour and a half in. I am so tired and just watch the clock. (I'm ok 30-45 mins) Its just when it drags out longer. I bought these dvds YEARS ago. I do however like the kickboxing tapes and I will do an hour of them no problem but I'm waiting for that timer to run out! So my question I quess will be what is a good program if not this one that shorter than an hour and a half.

Coach Todd, my husband is a 43 year old welder who is on the road 25 days of the month. He stays in nice hotels (usually with gyms) and food is 100% paid for by the company. He can afford to eat healthy. He is looking at trying to get in shape but he is worried that carrying around weights will be hard when he travels a lot. is there another program better suited to travel? He will have to use his laptop to watch videos.Thank you

@Lorenwelder Head for the sports shop and buy the bands. When I travel, I play the DVD on my laptop in the hotel gym or in my room if it's big enough. I take the training bands in a couple of different sizes (they are pretty inexpensive) and with the door adapter (also inexpensive), there is no good reason to miss weight training.

First, I cannot stress enough that ANY workout routine is doomed to failure if you do not also follow a good diet. Use the guides that come with any Beachbody series for a start. For Body Beast as a woman, start small and work up. Better to go a little too light than too heavy and risk injury. Some muscle groups can handle heavier weights. A woman may start with 5, 8 & 10 lbs for upper body and work up from there. Heavier weights will be possible for the bigger muscle groups. Follow the Beast's advice and write down what you use and adjust as you go. If you want weight loss as well, then I suggest you combine Beast workouts - I often do Beast Cardio in the morning, then the targeted weight workout of the day in the evening. Stick with it and good luck!! One last bit of advice for weight-conscious women - ignore the scale and rely on your tape measure. If you are new to body building, you will have to adjust to the fact that your weight will likely go up as your size goes down. Muscle weighs more and takes up less space. Don't let a weight gain freak you out or stop you.

Oh I have one more question along with my previous question I just listed: I am about 45 pounds overweight right now (175 and 5'6), should I maybe lose a few pounds first before starting the program? I want to gain muscle to where it looks good and not bulky, keeping a nice slender, very feminine physique. Thank you for your time!

@slkblonde2005 I would say that if your primary goal is to lose fat, then I would NOT follow the body beast nutrition plan. I would follow something more along the lines of the P90X3 nutrition plan. about 1500 calories per day at 30% proteins, 40% carbs, and 30% fats. here are some resources to explain: http://rippedclub.net/tag/p90x3-nutrition-plan/

Hello. Could you tell me where to get the weights for the program and what are the weight amounts for women and men? Also, as a woman, am I going to lose my chest (38D)? Me and my husband are thinking about doing the program together. Thank you!

@slkblonde2005 I got my weights from academy.com...they are adjustable dumbbells that can go from 5-55lbs. If you want to get the barbbell weights in the program, you can get those on teambeachbody.com. Weights for men and women will vary depending on strength. As for losing your chest...you might see a decrease in fat tissue in your breasts, so ya they could get smaller. But your pectorals will also tighten up which will help keep things "busty" to some extent i guess you might say.

@coachtodd Hi, I'm 15 years old and I'm looking to put on some muscle. I've recently slimmed down to 117 pounds over the past months, after being a chunky 140lbs. My body fat is pretty low and this is the first time I have ever seen my abs(I'm guessing around 8-11%)! I'm not a weak kid and actually have some decent strength. I have recently found body beast and I am considering buying it. The only thing is that I don't want to up my body fat too much. I still want to maintain my abs that I developed through a calorie deficit (1600-1900) a day. What do you think? I know I have to gain mass to develop muscle. I'm aware that beast body has three stages that increase your calories also.Thanks!

@diginbaseball7 i would love to give you advice bud, but legally I am not allowed since you are under 18. You can do a search on my site for "body beast" and find a ton of resources on the nutrition plan that man

I need to ask a question. Most of the people I'm seeing as "before and after" are young and starting out not very overweight....AND already work out. I'm female, going to be 50 in 6 months, and need to lose at least 60 pounds. Will I be able to even manage this program?

@coachtodd@chelle520 I feel lousy. Cholesterol and blood sugar levels are good, but I feel like I'm pushing it - my luck is not gonna hold out forever. Also, I work with kids with special needs, and I'm having a hard keeping up. I'd like to feel less tired at the end of the day.

@coachtodd@chelle520 You know, I just saw that same number on another site somewhere. I have a "Paleo" friend, and he's pretty lean but I have never really been a fan of cutting out certain foods entirely - and I'm getting too old for crazy. I also have never been "lean", even at my thinnest, I'm curvy. That being said (cutting food groups), my current plan is to cut out the "processed food group", pay more attention to if I am, indeed, hungry when it's "time to eat", take considerably smaller portions (I am aware of how much I've historically been eating), leave something behind on the plate, eat out less, switch to whole grains, drink water, since I'm not even sure how I'm still functioning with how little water I get. I don't drink soda or juice so I'm doing something right. I am considering keeping track on Weight Watchers, since that has worked for me in the past. It IS time-consuming, tho. For a while now, I've been eating like a 10-year-old with no parents. I want to thank you for your time, especially since my goal is not to get "ripped". Ultimately, I'd like to get back to my "thinnest", but I didn't exercise when I did that, and I feel that this time I really need to.

@chelle520 Yes! I am 54, I already have (and USE) Beachbody's other programs, but this really appealed to me after watching the infomercial. I stuck with it and absolutely love it. It's basic weights - no fluffy dialog or dance steps. I finished the 90 days and started over again and this is now my "go to" set of DVDs. Sometimes I do two in one day or add in another short workout (e.g. Shaun T's FOCUS T25). My rule of thumb on this is I generally use 1/2 the amount of weight the men do...with a few exceptions. Well worth every penny, but make sure your diet is clean, too or your weight won't come off.

@KateCallender@chelle520 Thanks for your reply. I'm doing some workout DVDs right now; I'm worried that I'm not up to the intensity of this workout, since I'm starting out pretty far down on the fitness tree.

Hi @coachtodd. I am a female 5.00 tall, 110 lbs. I love the BodyBeast program. I have been doing the program since August 2014. I got some good results, but not as good as I wanted to be. However, I didn't follow the Beast Nutrition. I'm not sure what portion or how to calculate the calories intake for a women my height and size. Please help!! thank you

@coachtodd@Sunshinep3 Hi Coach, thank you for your response. I am looking to get leaner and more rip. I am 44 year old, my current weight is 110lb, 5.00 tall, waist size 26, hip 36, wrist size 6, forarms 9. Based on this the calculation of my total body fat is between 19% and 21%. Is 110lbs is big for women my size?. I am very disappointed, because I workout so hard each and everyday. My goal is to get my total body fat between 9% to 14%. My current work out is Body Beast program along with cardio machine, stair climbing, treadmill and outdoor run. I exercise 6 days a week.

Beast program and cardio between 30 minutes to 1 hour a day.

What do I do wrong?

Starting January 5th, I am going to restart Beast Program and follow Beat Nutrition. What do you think? Please help. Thank you.

@Sunshinep3 I think following the beast nutrition plan is what might have been wrong. 110lbs is a good weight for someone your size. Have you tried planning out your nutrition yet? Also, are you on facebook?

If you eat big & clean and train with enough weight and intensity you will get results. Diet is key with all workouts. My mate did insanity but ate crap and got next to no results. I am doing T25 on alternate days with les mills pump, combined with a 500 calorie deficit and high protein, and in 6 weeks went from 185lbs to 175lbs with much better definition. There are only 2 factors needed to see results.....eat right, train hard!! The rest will come.

My nutrition was clean eating and hitting my protein number daily. I just really don't think the 25 minute workout was enough. Just wondering if I need to add extra with the beast body that will be in FRIDAY:)

Ok well the thing is, Body Beast is completely different to T25. They have different goals and work the body in very different ways to each other. What is your goal? Body Beast is designed to increase muscle mass, T25 is designed to burn fat. T25 will also burn a little muscle too but the fat/muscle ratio is way more towards more fat burned. If you want to get bigger then Body Beast will achieve this, providing you eat enough calories and protein to grow. You could add a little more cardio to try to minimise fat gain, but if you work out your numbers carefully and stick to them it shouldn't be an issue. So basically, follow the diet plan for body beast and you should gain some good lean muscle. But again I stress, getting your diet exactly right is crucial to your success. It's not just about protein. You need to manipulate carbs and fats accordingly and monitor everything you eat. I use My Fitness Pal to monitor my daily nutrition and it helps Massively!! Has this helped?

@kimmidland I personally dont think you need to add any extra workouts to body beast. The tempo of the workouts is pretty intense. Are you going to be tracking your nutrition for body beast with something like myfitnesspal?

Wow 128lbs!! Well done! Ok, like coach Todd said, the Body Beast routine is quite high intensity so your less likely to gain any fat if your eating well. Just go for it mate, hammer the weights and you should shape up nicely!

@NicholasBannister Thank you for the info. It has been helpful. I do want to lose a few more pounds but I have lost 128 pounds so far so I would like to tone. I use My Fitness Pal daily and make sure I do eat complex carbs with my protein.

@coachtodd@kimmidland Thank you so much for the information that is exactly what I needed to hear! Yes I will be tracking my food daily since I already do on myfitnesspal! My favorite way to track. I have a few more pounds to lose but have already lost 128 so far so I am ready to do some serious toning so I hope this is what I need.